Combined capper and decapper for cartridges.



No. 647,066. Patented Apr. l0,4l900. W. N. BEARDSLEY.

COMBINED CAPPER AND DEGAPPE-R FUR CARTRIDGES.

(Application filed Dec. 6, 1899.)

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UNi'rED TATES \VILLIAM N. BEARDSLEY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

COMBINED CAPPER AND DECAPPER FOR CARTRIDGES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 647,066, dated April10, 1900. Application filed December 6,1899. Serial No. 739,392. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM N. BEARDS- LEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield andState of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin a Combined Capper and Decapper for Cartridges, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to an improved cartridge capper and decapper soconstructed that its field of operation will cover all the differentprimers now in use.

To enable others to understand my invention, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a reduced sideelevation of the completed tool with the handlelever in a verticalposition, while the two dotted positions of said lever represent itscapping and decapping positions. Fig. 2 is a full-size sectional detailview of the movable anvil and the immovable supporttherefor, full viewof the spring which actuates such movable cartridge-supporting anvil,also full view of the primer-extracting plunger, and broken view of thebase-plate. Fig. 3 is a broken detail view of the movable anvil and itssupport, showing the former depressed, so as to expose theprimer-extracting plunger. Fig. 4 is a detail broken sectional view ofthe movable. anvil depressed, broken sectional view of a cart-ridgemounted thereon and carried down with such anvil, so as to expose theprimer-extractor and lift a long primer from its seat, also broken viewof the handle-lever,

partly in section, and broken view of its supporting-standard. Fig. 5 isa detail broken sectional View of a cartridge-shell adapted to receive athin primer, also broken cartridgeanvil shown depressed with such primerejected. Fig. 6 is a broken detail View of the operating-lever lookingin the direction of arrow a of Fig. 1 and arrowb of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is adetail sectional view of the anvil ring or support for the head of thecartridge when capping the same through line 0 of Fig. 9, showing brokenView of a No. 12 cartridgeshell mounted therein. Fig. 8 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 7, showing a No. 10 cartridge-shell mounted therein.Fig. 0 is a view of the tool looking in the direction of arrow d of Fig.1,

I also broken view of the lever and supportingbase.

The construction and operation are as follows:

1 represents the base, and 2 the supporting standard,having thelaterally-supporting ring 3 for the head of the cartridge-shell. Thisring has (see Fig. 7) the vertical hole 4 theret-hrough to admit thebody portion of two or more sizes of cartridge -shells. The taper seat 5is provided in the upper surface of this ring to support the headportion 6 of the cartridge-shell. As the head,as well as the body of theNo.10 cartridge-shell, (shown at Fig. 8,) is larger than the No. 12shell, (shown at Fig. 7,) the head of the former will occupy a higherposition on the inclined seat 5 than the latter, so that it can readilybe seen that both heads can be accommodated on the same seat. It will beobserved, too, that the body of the No. 10 shell nearly or quite fillsthe hole 4 of the ring 3, while the No. 12 shell is allowed considerablespace or play. It will thus be readily seen that these features enableseveral sizes of shell to be capped in the same tool.

7 is a skirt formed integral with the ring or support 3 and the standardto strengthen such ring and support it against downward pressure of thehandle in capping, presently to be described.

8 is a tube whose lower end is threaded (see Fig. 2) to fit a threadedhole in the base 1.

9 is the anvil, whose body or tubular por tion 9 is operatively mountedin the tube or shell 8 and is normally elevated by means of the spring10. A small hole extends through said anvil. to freely admit theprimer-extracting rod 11, whose head 11 is held firmly against thebottom of the before-mentioned hole in the base 1 by means of the tube8, thus keeping said rod rigid and in place.

12 is the handle-lever, pivotally mounted on the screw 13, extending(see Fig. 9) through the forked upper portion 2 of the standard 2. Thislever is provided with the capper projection 14 on one side, and on theotherside is pro vided the recess 15, Figs. 4 and 6. The edges 16 of theside walls of said recess are curved, so as to more readily engage thehead of the cartridge-shell, as shown at Fig. 4.

17, Fig. 1, is an elongated slot in the tubular shell 8 to receive thehead of the screw 18, projecting from the body portion 0 of the anvil,so as to limit the upward movement of said anvil.

In capping or priming the cartridge-shell it is dropped into thesupporting-ring 3, as shown at Figs. 7 and 8, the head 6 occupying aposition on the inclined sides 5, which position is determined by thesize of said head, which, as before mentioned, will drop lower down suchincline for a No. 12 shell than for a No. 10. The primer is inserted inthe recess 19, Figs. 4 and 5, and the handle 12 is then thrown over tothe right dotted position, (shown at Fig. 1,) with the projection 14resting on the top of said primer, and a downward pressure of saidhandle will force the primer home. This operation applies equally aswell with a short as with a long primer. 6

To decap or remove the primer, the cartridge is placed over the anvil 9,as shown at Figs. 4: and 5, and the handle 12 is thrown over to the leftdotted position,wi th the on rved edges of the side walls of the recess15 resting on the upper surface of the head 6 of the cartridge-shell, asshown at Fig. 4. The up per or reduced end 9 of the anvil will naturallydrop into the recess 20, situated on the under side of the reinforce 21of the cartridgeshell, and thus center said anvil with theeartridge-shell. Adownward pressureof the handle-lever 12 will force theanvildown, and thus uncover the primer-extracting rod 11 and eject theprimer, as shown. This downward movement will of course need to begreater to extract the long primer 22 (shown at Fig. 4) than will berequired for the short primer 23. (Shown at Fig. 5.) The recess 15 insaid handle-lever will of necessity be deep enough for any long primeron the market.

It will readily be seen from the foregoing description that my improvedcapper and deeapper has many advantages over those of its class now inuse, as these are capable of accommodating but one size ofcartridgeshell. In other words, a separate tool is required for each andevery size of cartridgeshell and also for each size or length of primer.My improved tool, on the other hand, has a range of several sizes ofcartridge-shell, besides extracting primers of any length now in use-anadvantage that will be readily appreciated by all sportsmen.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein-described combined capper and decapper consisting of abase having a standard projecting therefrom and handlelever pivotallysupported thereto, a supporting-ring projecting from said standardadapted to receive different sizes of cartridge-shells, means on oneside of said handle-lever to engage and force in a primer, a depressibleanvil and a stationary ejector-pin within the same, said anvil placed indirect line with the center of said supporting-ring so that thehandle-lever may be swung between the two, a recess on one side of saidlever to admit the ejected primer, substantially as set forth.

2. The herein-described decapper consisting of a movable anvil forsupporting a cartridge-shell, a support for said anvil, a stationaryejector-pin within said anvil adapted to be exposed when said anvil isdepressed, a pivotallysupported handle-lever adapted to be brought intoengagement with the upper surface of the head of the cartridge-shell soas to depress the said anvil and carry said shell down therewith, arecess in the face of said handle-lever to admit the ejected primer, forthe purpose set forth.

3. The herein-described decapper consisting of a depressible anvil forsupporting a cartridge-shell, a support therefor, a stationaryejector-pin within said anvil adapted to be exposed when said anvil isdepressed, a spring to carry such anvil back to its normal elevatedposition when pressure is removed, for the purpose set forth.

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, this 1st day of October, A. D. 1899.

.\VILLIAM N. BEARDSLEY.

Witnesses:

DAVID M. LACKIE, I. W. DAY.

